MT. HOLLY, NC
1-27-2011

The chapel recently installed two statue niches on either side of its main altar, one of which was fabricated from scratch by a parishioner.

When the chapel was purchased in 2000, a 150-year old wooden neo-gothic altar and two matching statue niches were obtained and installed. A third larger niche was also included, but could not be utilized.

Nearly a decade later, the pastor asked a young man of the parish to make a replica of the larger, unused niche.

100 board feet of African mahogany was used for the project and all of the carving was done by hand using traditional tools and techniques. Various details such as the rose-bosses and capitals were also hand-gilded.

News contribution from the fabricator, Mr. Tucker Watner